Summer 2011

I'm so thrilled to be back in America! My home.

This summer will consist of anything I can do artistically before my final school year begins:

• Working on unfinished/older pieces
• Creating one to two new pieces
• Drawing more/work with photography
• Applying to exhibits/galleries/publications
• Getting an A in my online Art History course
• Updating my website and store
• Updating blogs!!! And writing more
• Odd jobs

One more to go!

Wow, I'm already just one follower away from 100 Google friends! That's amazing! You know, I never saw myself being a blogger. Activity has died down a bit, sure, but that's not anyone's fault but my own for my busy-ness. Don't forget, I'm thinking of cooking up a giveaway when I reach the 100th. It could be a shop gift certificate to a featured Etsian, could be an item I'm giving away myself... just stay tuned. :)

In the meantime, speaking of giveaways... therikrakstudio is hosting an INCREDIBLE giveaway! And when I say incredible, I mean just absolutely incredible. It contains a huge prize package worth over $450!! WOW! And ONE lucky winner will receive it, picked by random.org


So head on over and enter! Great gifts for the holidays, for sure.

Advancing.

So, I've finally broken out of my art block. Pretty exciting! (Though the main motivation came from bribery, aka my fiance promising O'Charleys, haha.) I've worked on my mother-in-law's commission, covering the entire canvas. Just need to figure out what she likes and dislikes in the composition so far.

Also, I'm very glad to have been introduced to Moonfruit, thanks to Twitter. I didn't win their giveaway prizes, but I've come out with a simple yet elegant website to host my art. I hope it'll grow with fans and customers. It's perfect for now.

~ LaurART ~

Slowly but surely, I might lean away from eduFire. It's a great service, no doubt, and I've earned some cash, but eventually school will take up too much of my time, so better now than later. I'll keep it within reach, of course.

In the meantime, I leave on the note of a wonderful artist on Youtube, named Gary Reef, who recently has taught me some exquisite things dealing in textured art. The foil technique is my favorite, I can't wait to try it out on my next painting!